Fertilizer-distributer.



No. 813,711. PATENTED FEB. 27, 2906. C. JOHNSON. FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 16. 1905.

B SHEETBSKEET 1.

PATBNTED FEB. 27, 1906.

C. JOHN$ON. FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

unmwwn FILED MAY 18, 1905.

8 SHEETS--SHEET 2.

No. 813,711. PATENIED FBBJ27, 1906. c. JOHNSON.

FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTBR.

APPLIOATIQH FILED HAY 18, 1805.

8 SHEETS-BEBE! 3.

I'VITJVESSES: INTEJVTOAT 5 y A5TORNEY.

PATENTED FEB. 27, 1906.

C. JOHNSON. FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLIGATIOH FILED MAY 18. 1905.

8 SHEETB-BHEET 4.

I v: 15.2mm]:

.4 TTORNE 1*.

No. 813,711. PATENTED FEB. 2'7, 1906. G. JOHNSON. FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTBR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18,1905

8 SHEETS-SHEET 5 No. 813,711. PATEN'I'ED FEB. 2?, 1906. G. JOHNSON.

FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION nun) HAYIG, 1005.

B snnms-sm31rr ex No. 813,711. PATBNTED FEB. 27, 19 06v G. JOHNSON. I'ERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1905 8 SHEETS-SHEET I.

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No. 818,7 I PATENTED FEB. 2'7, 1906.

G. JOHNSON. FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED M93118, 1905 8 SHEETS-SHEET 8 a ATTORNEY.

I o lizer beater in and out of gear.

combination of Fig. 3 1s a plan view of t e an enlarge the vehicle.

Specification of Letters Patent.

l-Z-"UETENT OFFICE.

NEW YUh'li. ASSIGNOR TO CORTLAND (lfili'llnlfil), Nlii'l' YORK, A CORPORATION FERTlLIZER-DlSTHIBUTER.

Patented Feb. 27, 1906.

Application filed May 18, U305. Scrin liv- 260,956.

To (all whmn it many cancer/t:

Be it known that I, CHARLES JOHNSON. of

Cortland, in the county of Cortland, in the State of New York, have invented new and 5 useful Improvements in Fertilizer-Distributers, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is s full clear, and exact description.

'I his invention relates to the class of forti- -distributers which cast the fertilizer from therear end of an endless a )IOTI traveling in the bottom of the vehicle )ody carryin the fertilizer. w

eobject of the invention is to provide ef- 15 ficient and convenient means for regulating thamotion of the endless apron according to thecharaic ter or quality of the fertilizer to be distributph.

The Object also is to provide simple and 20 efiicie'nt means for moving the tail-board to it srequired positions.

The object, furthermore, is to throw the tail-board into and out of its operative )osition simultaneously with the throwing o the The sheet also is to thoroughly brace the body of t 1e vehicle, so as to cause it to resist the strain to which it is subjected when the machine is operation.

30 Another ob ect is to prevent the slack .lower run or returning portion of the apron -from sagging and catching on sub'acent parts of t e machine, all of which ob ects I f attain by the improved construction and arts herein after described, and set forth in the annexed claims. In the accompanying drawings Figures 1 and 2 are elevations of o posite sides of e. fertilizer-distributer embo in my invention. bottom frame of the vehicle. Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line X X in ig. 3. Figs. 5 and 6 are enlarged side views of the mechanisms for transmitting motion to the endless apron.

5 Fig. 7 is partly a side View of the reach and Fig. 8, connection of the front end of Fig. 8 is a front view of the front gar-ts mounted thereon. Fig. i} is side view of the means for throwmg the heater in and out of gear. Fig. 10 is a plan view of the connection of the tongue to 11 is a transverse section Fig. 8. Fig. 12 illustrates the partly a vertical section on line Y Yin showing the the reach. axle with onlineZZin 3 clulch which transmits motion to the drivbig-gears of the machine. Fig. 13 is an enlarged lace view of the inncr end ofthe hub of the aforesaid gear; and Figs. 14 and 15 are right and left side views of the rear end portion of the machine with parts of the gears broken away to illustrate the eccentrics, u )on which are mounted the pinions and sproc etwheels which transmit motion to the heater and by meahs of which eccentrics the said pinions are thrown in and out of enga ement with the gear wheels attached to the rear axle.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondi g parts.

A r 'lr escnts the body of the vehicle, which carries the fertilizer to be distributed. In order to enable the said body to effectually resist the strain it is subjected to when the machine is in operation, I form the said body with a bottom frame which is thoroughly braced, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings, and consists of the side bars a a, by which the body is mounted on the front and rear running-gears. Said side bars are tied 130 e other at the center and at their ends by means of crossbars b b b. Between the side bars a c are longitudinal bars 0 c, which are framed in and fastened to the aforesaid crossbars. a! d are longitudinal tic-rods which are fastened at their ends to the en cross-bars i) Z: in proximity to the longitudinsl bars c c and pass throii h the end portions of the central crossor b". e e are trans verse truss-rod which are tied at their ends to the side bars a a and pass across the bottom of the intermediate longitudinal bars The frame thus constructed is thoroughly braced to retain its shape and resist the strain exerted by the endless apron carrying the fertilizer and traveling over the said frame.

ff designaterollers which are pivoted to the longitudinal bars 0 c and support that portion of the apron upon which the fertilizer is carried;

g g denote the sprocket-wheels, which carry the usual chains 5 attached to the slats which form the apron, themechnnisms which actuate the apron being omitted in Figs. 3 l and 4. In order to allow the chains 9 to be adjusted to their requisite tension and to see curely rotnin thcinin thcirsaid adj ustedcondition, I mount the front shaft h in bearings 1',

formed in brackets i, which are pivotally attached to the sides of the body, as shown at i, and are provided with so mental slots 'i, which are concentric with tie. pivots i and receive through them the bolts 1', b r means of which the brackets are clampc on the body. The brackets are also formed with radially-projectin cars 72, which are provided with three ed eyes receiving through them stay-bolts h, which bear on the end of the body A, so as to effectually resist the strain exerted on the brackets by the tension of the chains g.

It represents the endless apron, which trav els through the bod A and carries the fertilizer to the reargwv of the body, where it is discharged from the vehicle and scattered upon the'ground by means of the usual rotary beater B. To prevent the slack lower or returning portion of the apron h from sagging and catching onsubjacent parts of the machine, I sup ort the said ortion of the a ron upon to ers l l, pivote to the reach of the vehicle, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 7, and 8 of the drawin s.

One of the sal ient features of my present invention resides in the mechanism for transmitting motion to the apron h; and it consists of a cam-plate j, mounted on the axle j of the traction-wheels D and placed at the side of the-gear-wheel E, which by means of a suitable clutch receives rotary motion from the traction-wheel D. I preferably employ a clutch similar to that shown in my prior patent, No. 789,498, issued May 9, 1905, and illustrated in Fig. 12 of the accompanying drawings, in WlIllCh Z represents a ratchet formed in'the hub of the traction-wheel D. 1 represents a s ider, which is attached to or formed on he l iub of the gear-wheel E and has dogs I pivoted to it and engaging the ratchet l.

Thecamlate is formed with a plurality of cams 7*, which project equidistant from the axis of the plate and are disposed uniform distances apart. The plate j is also formed with a clutch k, which en ages a corresponding clutch 7: 7c on 'the hu of the gear-wheel (Shown in Fig. 13 of the drawings.) The engagement of said clutch imparts ro tarymotion to the cam-plate F represents a link which is pivoted at its 11 per end, as shown at F, to aplate F, bolte( to the side of the body A. The ending portion of the said link is formed wit an e e in which the cam-plate rotates. T e side iortioiis of the eye F are formed with inward deflections m m, which during the rotation of the cam-plate j alternately come in contact with the cams j at opposite sides of the axis of the plate, and thus impart oscillatory motion to the link l. The lower end of the link F is formed with a downwardly ex. tending arm F, which is provided with a vertical rowof perforations m m and has adjustably connected to it one end of a strap G by means of a bolt passihg through one of the aforesaid perforations. The opposite end of the strap G is pivotally connected to the lower end of a rock-arm H, which is pivoted at its upper end to the plate F, as shown at m in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings. The roclc arm H is embraced by a longitudinally-movable sleeve or collar n, which is connected by rods n 'n to pins n a on two diametrically opposite cars 11 n, formed on the rims of two annular plates M, mounted revolubly on the shaft n, to which are fastened the ratchetwheel I and the sprocket-wheels which propel the apron h. On the ears n are pivoted pawls o 0, which are caused to alternately engage the ratchet-wheel I by the oscillation transmitted to the plate M from the rock-arm H by the rods n n. This causes the a ron h toreceive an intermittent movement, w iich can be varied by shiftin the sleeve or collar n up or down on the roc arm H. To allow the movement of the apron to be regulated by the erson occupying the driver's seat S I on the rent of the machine, I mount on the 90 plate F a bell-crank or two-armed lever N, which is pivoted at the end of one arm to the plate F, as shown at 0' and has the end of, the other arm connected to the movable collar n by a stra o, as clearly shown in Figs. 5 and 6 of the rawings. A rod 0 is connected at its rear end to the lever N at the junction of its two arms. The op osite end of the rod 0 is connected to a hen -lever J, pivoted to the side of the front end of the body 100 A and in position to be easily operated b the person on the seat S. By t rowing the ever rearward the collar n is moved toward the lower end of the rock-arm H, as shown in Fig. 5, and thus the thrust of the rods n n is :0 increased and the ratchet-wheel I is turned a correspondingly-increased distance by the enga ement of the pawls o. B the 0 erator throwin the lever J forwar a su icient distance to raw the collar n to the up or end I no of the rock-arm, as shown in Fig. 6, t e motion of the rods n n is arrested or reduced to such a degree that the pawls will be unable to actuate the ratchet-wheel. It will thus be observed that the hand-lever J affords n 5 convenient and efficient means for controlling the movement of the apron It. Aside from the aforesaid adjustment of the motion of the ratchet-wheel a prime adjustment thereof may be effected by shi ting the con :30 nection of the strap G from one to another of the perforations m in the armF. This ire m'ary adjustment is designed to bemade e- -fore the machine is set in operation.

L denotes the movable rear end board or r: 5 gate, usually termed tail-board," the function of which is well understood by persons familiar with this class of machines. For supporting and operating iis tail-board I attach to the sides of the but y A upwardly-ex- I 0 said "lips are rrmv-threaded and curved rearward and have suspended fromtheir extremities the tail-hoard L. A pinion Q, fastened to the sinll't 1i, meshes with It segmental gear r, formed on the up )1? end of it lever T, which is pivoted to the adjacent bracket P and has its lower end connected to the rearend of a rod 1-", the lrontend of which is connected to ii hand-lever lt,pivoted to the side of the body A near the drivers see t S, as. shown inl*igi l of the drawings. By operating thisfliand-lcver the tail-board L is raised or lowered, as only he desired.

To ellbw the heater B to. be thrown in unit out of gear simultaneously with the aforesaid adjustment of the tail-hoard, I pivot eccentries s's to the late F and to a late F on the opposite si e of the body A Fee Fig. 9) and mount on said eccentrics the pinions s and the sprocket-wheels R, which are attaehed to or formed on the sides of the said pinions and are connected by sprocket-chains a with the sproeket-wheels R R attached toopposite ends of the beater-shaft R", as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawin s.

Across the under sideol the mac tine ex- 4 tends i'i shul't t, which is pivoted at its ends in hruekets t, attached-to the sides of the body A, at the exterior of which are levers t", fustcned to the shaft t. These levers are eonnected byrods t to rugs 1!, which are formed on the eccentrics, as shown in Figs. 9, l4, and 15. One of the levers t is connected l) \',a rod r to the hand-lever it, which is connected by the rod r to the lever r" of the segmental gear r, which operates the tail-board. Br operating the hand-lever R the tail-hoard ii isruised and lowered, and at the same time the levers are enuscd to turn the eccentrics A, so as to lower and raise the pinions s to and from engagement with the gear-wheel ii, which receivesrotur)"motion from the tracthin-wheel J).

Figs. Hand It) illustrate my preferred attaclnnent ol the front axle 1' to the wooden hed-piecev' and llitftlittlOllIHclltUl the tongue or pole 'l to said axle and consists in the arrangemfinl ol' the axlc with aspirin u hrtwren it and the snid lied-piece and lirinly tying ,snid parts together by llltiiliul clips J (l,

whi h engage the lower half of the axl and puss through lilocks t), interposed ln'twer-ir The upper ends "of puss through |)lll|' U, M'illttl upon the top of tinhed-piece The rotruding ends ol' the li are provided with nuts h y HH'HHN oi which the clips are clumped on the axle and lu-rl-piu-r. 'lo th.- enter and eiul,po|'tions ul tlwv lied-pier are limit d (lips i r 1, formed with downward extensions 1*, whi h embrace the u.\l(- and lied-piece.

Fig. 10 of the drawings.

lo the body, it hill pivotu the axle U. l prel'eruhlr divide each of the clips '0 'crticnlly into front and rear plates 1), :r, joint-d on .1 line central ol the axle, as shown in Figs. 7 and H ml the di'mvings. Said clip-plates urn tin-sued with scuts 3: ion the hot (on) oi the hcrhpierc und tire ciznnpcd firnil together li means of holts y The liolts y puss through the side (hinges if on th plates and through the lied-piece. end the 'holis 1 puss through the downward extensions r of the clip-plates. To conneet the tongue 'I directly to the axle and dispense with the cross-her, which is usually attached to the rear end of the tongue,l form the ch 5 o 'v 1. with coupling-curs o" and attach directly to .the end of the tongue snitnhle Slltltilil0- irons 10, which mtt'end rearward from the. tongue rind receive hetwecn them the coup ling-ear e of the central clip was shown 111 A bolt u"-piisses through the shackle-irons and coupling-ear and is provided with a head and nutto retain said. parts coupled together. To the sides of the tongue '1 at a suitable distance from tin rear end thereof are attached brace-rods W i W, which extend obliquelytherefrom and have their rear ends terminated in coriplingshanks W, which are parallel with the axle and are inserted into the coupling-curs 1:? ii

of the clips 1; t, which are attached to the 5 lied-piece V near the ends thereof. To the protruding ends of the shanks .W are attachcdwottersor other suituhle means for retaining said shanks in the coLipling-eurs.

Z denotes the reachhruce, which is formed 00 with .a loop 2', embracing the downward extension 1: of the central clip 1*.

hat 1 claim as my invention is- -l. The combination with the \-'ehicle-hod y prox ided with a. longitudinnll movable apron, a ratchet-wheel transmitting motion (0 said apron, and pnwls engaging the rutchet, wheel at diaiuot-ricnliy opposite points, of a rotary rain-plate hut-m its cnnis projecting equidistant l'roln the axis-oi the plate and no disposed uniform distances apart, a link suspended from the body and swung liy contact with the cams, u ro k-arm )ivoted at oneend ll) connecting the opposite rod of the molt-urn! to the link, a I15 collar mounted on the ruek-nrin rnoviihly lengthwise thereof, rods eonncetethto suid collar and transmitt ing motion to the puwls, nnd ni -ans oi-shifting the cdlhir on the rockarm as set forh.

L. The comhinntion with the vehicle-hotly provided with n longitudinnllv inovuhlo apron, o l'tlltilltirwlltll trnnsmitting motion, tosuid uproinnnd nwlsengngingthernt'ehet- E \Yhccl n1, diametrically opposite points, of it rotary tttllt pldlt' having its cums projectsaid link, a collar mounted on the rock-arm movably lengthwise thereof, rods connected to said collar and transmitting motion to the piuvls, a two-armed lever pivoted at one end to the body and at the opposite end to the movable collar, 0. rod connected to the central portion of the two-armed lever and extended to the front end of the body, and n hand-lever coni'ieeted to the front end of said :0 rod as set forth.

contact with the cams, a rock-arm pivoted at one endto the body, a bar connecting the opposite end of the rock arin to the link adjustably to different distances from the pivot of the link, It collar mounted on the rocl-:ur1n

5 ndjustebly lengthwise thereof, rods connect- =ing said collar to the aforesaid pnwls, and

' means for shifting the collar on the rock-arm "as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination with the running- 0 gears, the reach and the traveling apron, of

, rollers pivoted to the reach and supporting the lower run of the apron as set forth and shown.

5. In at fertilizer-distributing nntehine, the 5 vehicle. formed with a bottom frame consisting of side. burs mounted on the front mid rear running-"cars, cross-bars tying together .the said side mrs zit-the ends and center of the fraine mtermedtote longitudinal burs fas 4o tened to the cross-bars, longitudinal tie-rods fastened at their ends to the end cross-bars in proximit to the intermediate longitudinal bars and passing through the end portions of the central erosshar, and transverse truss-rods tied at their ends to the side hers and passing across the bottoms of the intermediate longitudinal bars, in combination with transverse shafts supported on the ends of the aforesaid side bars and pro vided with s rocket-wheels engaging chains attached to t ie endless apron traveling over the said frame and supported thereon as set forth.

6. The combination with the runnin gear, the body, and the endless apron travfi mg through said body, of the reach disposed beneath the lower run of Suifi apron, and rollers pivoted to said reach and su porting said portion of the apron as set fort 1.

7. The combination with the vehiclebody, the traveling apron and the beater,.of & gearwheel driven by the traction-wheel, a pinion sup )orted 'movably to and from engagement with the said gear-wheel, means for shifting said pinion, means for transmitting motion from the pinion to the heater, a transverse shaft mounted on the vehicle-body, standards fixed to said shaft and having their upper ends extended rearward, the tail-board suspended from said rearward extension, a pinion fastened to the transverse shaft, it so unentel gear en aging the. said pinion, a lever affixed to sitiil segmental geitr, a handlever, and two rods connecting said handlever respectively with the aforesaid pinionshifting means and the lever of the segmental gear us set forth and shown.

CHARLES JOHNSON, 

